Ellen Fitzpatrick
Research Technologist - Livestock SystemsResearch Interests
My research interests include animal nutrition, grassland management, animal health, the role of legumes in reduced nitrogen fertiliser use, animal production performance and environmental sustainability.
Current Projects
Investigating the interactions between pasture type and animal maturity on animal production performance for dairy calf-to-beef heifer systems.
Education
Bachelor of Agriculture Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Ph.D. in animal production “A comparative study into dietary strategies for optimising the efficiency of dairy cow performance” - Queen’s University Belfast (2022)
Professional Membership
Fitzpatrick E., Gilliland T.J., Patton J., and Hennessy D. (2022). Milk production and quality from grass-only, PMR and TMR feeding systems. In: Proceedings of the 29th EGF General Meeting 2022: Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems, 26th – 30th June, 2022, Caen, France: 569-571.
Fitzpatrick E., Gilliland T.J., and Hennessy D. (2022). Milk production from grass-white clover systems over two full lactations. In: Proceedings of the 29th EGF General Meeting 2022: Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems, 26th – 30th June, 2022, Caen, France: 572-574.
Deirdre Hennessy, Elodie Ruelle, William Burchill, Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar and Ellen Fitzpatrick (2022). Better management of dairy nitrogen with grass-white clover swards. In: Swards for the Future, 8th - 9th September, 2022, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland: 10-14.
Deirdre Hennessy, Brian McCarthy, Aine Murray, Hannah Irish and Ellen Fitzpatrick (2023). The milk production benefits of incorporating white clover in grass swards. In: Moorepark ’23 – Irish Dairy – Securing a Sustainable Future, Moorepark Open Day, 4th July, 2023, Fermoy Ireland: 62-63.
Ellen Fitzpatrick, John Cardiff, Rioch Fox and Nicky Byrne (2023). Johnstown Castle dairy calf-to-beef update. In: Moorepark ’23 – Irish Dairy – Securing a Sustainable Future, Moorepark Open Day, 4th July, 2023, Fermoy Ireland: 172-173.